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Final Report on the World Trade Center (WTC) DustScreening Method Study
August 17, 2005Prepared By:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Research and Development (ORD),
Research Triangle Park, NC and Washington, D.C.
and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
New York, New York
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ACRONYMS:
ATSDR AVGCOPCEPAEPICERTHEPAMMVFMQO ND NEIC NERL NJ NYCDOMHORDPMPM
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QAPPSDSEMUSGSWTCAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryAverageContaminant of Potential ConcernU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental Photographic Interpretation Center U.S. EPA’s Emergency Response TeamHigh Efficiency Particulate Air Long IslandMan Made Vitreous FibersMeasurement Quality Objective Non-DetectU.S. EPA’s National Enforcement Investigations Center U.S. EPA’s National Exposure Research Laboratory New Jersey New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneU.S. EPA’s Office of Research and DevelopmentParticulate Matter Particulate Matter Smaller than 2.5 micronsQuality Assurance Project PlanStandard DeviationScanning Electron MicroscopyU.S. Geological SurveyWorld Trade Center
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………….………………………….....4I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND …………...……………………..….……...5II. METHOD DEVELOPMENT ………………………..…………………………...…....6III. METHOD VALIDATION STUDY ……………………………………………...…...9IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ………………………………………………….….12V. CONCLUSIONS ……………………………………………………………………...21VI. REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………….…22VII. CONTRIBUTORS …………………………………………………………………..22VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………………………………………………………...23IX. APPENDICES ……………………………………………………………………......24A: Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for the World Trade Center ScreeningMethod Study (Under Separate Cover)B: Data gathered by U.S. EPA NERL during method developmentC: Data gathered by U.S. EPA NERL post method developmentD: Analytical method/protocol used during studyE: Report from USEPA contractor on Screening Method Study Results (including SEMcalibration data)F: Statistical analysis and interpretation of test results
TABLES:
TABLE 1: Average, Standard Deviation and Range of Results ……………………..…..14
FIGURES:
FIGURE 1a: ORD-Modeled WTC Plume Dispersion ……..…………………………….7FIGURE 1b: EPIC Analysis of Deposition Boundaries …………………………………8FIGURE 2: USGS Spiking Material Results ……………………………….………..…11FIGURE 3: 4 Albany Spiking Material Results …………………………………….…..12FIGURE 4: Average Slag Wool in background and spiked samples …….....…..……....15FIGURE 5: Average Slag Wool in background, spiked and impacted samples …..........16FIGURE 6: Average of Elements of Concrete in background and spiked samples…......17FIGURE 7: Average of Gypsum in background and spiked samples ………….........….18FIGURE 8: Map of the origin of samples analyzed ………………………………….…19
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